MANSFIELD .POLIC$ oQURT. S i Badturdayo Marchr30i. (Before blessrn Rowe and Moorey.) !-Arthur Tofft was brought' up.on, ' wairrant "charged with deseiting the hired seivici of John G. Goodall, the proprietor of the --alanafeld duardian.?'i:": ·Before,the case, commenced tho defendant (a lad of 15),wished to know If hedcould object to Ir Rowe in adjudicating, on thorground that he was Interested in the uMa?sft?l Guardian?.~ ' i1?r Rowe denied thatho e.hadifurther interest in the paper beyond a sincerodesoir, to promote its welffare. j John G. Goodall depoeod.that he engaged the defendant as a compositrnand boy -lin his o-ice in March,.1871, Enggd ihim ithrough his agentini i Melbourneii Mr Frecmantle; . In strunefod. lr Freemantle that thegterms of tho. agreement were to be a hiring for-12 months, with one month's notico. Was informed by Free mantle that he had engaged a boy in accordance with his (Mr Goodall's) instructions. When the defendant arrived in lahsfield and he saw him at:...

ZTO-THE-EDITOR1-OE T2'EERORTH. :'1.L ,EASTTENfRN,1JN.,S1QeV.,.;: Sir, With much pleasuro: I wish;yopseuccess with pur now, joirnal.,; , lay;iit have what I.trust it will well'desorvo--an extensive circulation and 'a long carer, of usefulneoss" Litt itbs uttdrancs :boe 'c'laridtriscd:by adopidondnce and iuiprtliality,"'dadtbo result you'nced' I yeour, lal iue bof the .Bnafi'Enui I observea' lotter from tSchoolboy,'sand ifyoet can afford sapaceI, sheould like to wish hind.aucc ss in hia'studie and on. press ithd:hope that when he reaches mahihood:le'Will' bo:a useofilmember of society:. IIe has a giehaldealto learnm yet. i Perhaps it may.bo owing to the immaturity. of lis.judgment and the imperfection of :hia~oducation; ,that lhe misaliprehends your statement in the.Shiro. Council report. The purport of the statement is clearly this; ;...very. day the Engineer is away from,omoe,his expenses exceed his salary for that day, antl not that .250 a year does not pay his expenses. But,'Sir,,...

BENALLA' POLICECOURT: Saturday, M"arch:3. 3 : :t : (Before Messrs M oBean: and: Sharpe.) : .?. James Farrell was charged' on -'remind from?h VWangaratta with illegally riding a horie:the piro= porty of Thomas Lewis, of Benatla, on, th :22nd' ahd:23rd' MarOh. :o : : :? ... Fanrrel lsiid his natmewaooWimldiai, ne.t Jamesg 'and th'e warrant was amondedl:; '', .'. Sergeant Whelao plosecuted; and having'stated thoecase, called Thomas Lewis, a labourer, residing at Benalla, .who said he kfiew prisoner; Wm; Farrell; who had been a timekeeper on the railway. On thoe'let (Thursday) March, prisoner came to him and asked him if he would loud him the horse he -was riding for a couple of hours on the following morning. Told him lhe could have the horse as well as saddle and bridle, for that time.r, It was a grey horse, branded MO near shoulder. The same-horse was outside thecourt. Prisoecr took the horse about 9 o'clock on the morning of the Sgad, but never returned it. At the time he lent the h...

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